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Can the new GOP-drawn maps be ‘out-organized’?

Can the new GOP-drawn maps be ‘out-organized’?

“I wish I had more than three minutes,” Ashley Cheng told lawmakers in Austin while describing how the new GOP-drawn congressional districts would cut, splice, and carve out Asian American communities across the state.  Neighborhoods like Avery Ranch in Austin or...

Texas isn’t your campaign slogan

Texas isn’t your campaign slogan

On Friday, a video went viral on Twitter of Vice President Kamala Harris campaigning for Virginia gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe.  Democrats campaigning for one another is common in the dynamics of politics because, like the familiar phrase, it's not...

MALDEF files suit against Texas on redistricting maps

MALDEF files suit against Texas on redistricting maps

On Monday, before the Texas legislature approved their congressional redistricting maps, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund filed a lawsuit against Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and acting Deputy Secretary of State Jose Esparaza over the state's...

Why Frank Ramirez is running for statehouse

Why Frank Ramirez is running for statehouse

Early voting began Monday in San Antonio to see who will replace former state Rep. Leo Pacheco, a two-term Democrat who resigned from Texas’ 118th district in August to teach public administration at San Antonio College. The special election to replace Pacheco has...

Don Huffines is the most dangerous man in Texas

Don Huffines is the most dangerous man in Texas

Greg Abbott’s newest executive order against COVID-19 vaccine mandates, banning any entity including a private business from issuing the health and safety protocol, is the latest sign that he is running an unabashedly ultra right-wing campaign. Abbott is on a mission...